Bedclothes-fastener.



PATENTED DEC. 6, 1904 R. E. FRANCE.

BEDOLOTHES FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT; 20, 1902.

N0 MODEL 77 6 [6613643.- gg w mm q /&

Patented December 6, 190%.

PATENT FFIC.

RICHARD E. FRANCE, OF GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

BEDCLOTHES-FASTENEHM SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.777,016, dated December 6, 1904.

Application filed October 20, 1902. Serial No. 127,984. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD E. FRANCE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greensboro, in the county of Guilford and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBedclothes-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to appliances for securing bedclothes to bedsteads,cribs, cradles, and the like, and has for its object to provide animproved device which may be readily attaehed to or detached from thebed to which it is applied for the purpose of holding the coveringsfirmly thereon, and thereby prevent the accidental displacement of thesame.

The invention consistsof a strap or suitable piece of Webbing sewed orotherwise secured to the bed-covering and having depending therefromshort loops carrying fastening devices, said loops being suitably spacedapart upon the strap and combined with the eyes or rings secured to thebedstead and arranged in such positions as will admit of the readyconnection and disconnection of the fastening devices therewith.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a portion ofan iron bedstead, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view of a portion of a wooden bedstead, showing myinvention as applied thereto. Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of myinvention as used with iron bedsteads, and Fig. 4. is a similar View ofthe improved fastening used in connection With wooden bedsteads.

Referring to the drawings, 1 denotes a strap Depending from each loop 3is a fastening device L of any well-known description, but preferably inthe form of snap hooks, as shown. These hooks are adapted to hook intoeyes 5, that are attached to the bedstead.

In using my improved appliance with Wooden bedsteads the eyes 5 arescrewed into the footboard of the bedstead near the bottom thereof andupon the inner side. These screw eyes 5 are arranged along the footboardin such positions as will permit of the corresponding snap-hooks a beingconnected thereto, and thus afford a connection between the bed coveringand the bedstead which shall, be suflieient to hold the said coveringsecurely in place upon the bed, but at the same time allow for the readydisconnection of the covering therefrom when desired.

In using my invention with iron bedsteads the eyes 5 are connected tobands 6, which have suitable buckles 7 for the purpose of securing thesaid bands to the framework of the bed or spring when it is desired tosecure the covering in place upon the bedstead.

It is apparent that in carrying out my invention various modificationsin the construction herein shown and described may be made, and I wouldtherefore have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precisedetails herein illustrated, but hold myself at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure,is

In a bedclothes-fastener, a strap secured across the foot of thebedclothing and having a plurality of fastening devices dependingtherefrom lengthwise the bcdclothing at suitable intervals throughoutits length, said fastening devices being adapted to be attached to thefootboard structure at points intermediate the bedposts.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD E. FRANCE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD I VVnAn'roN, L. Soo'r'r REYNOLDS.

